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“The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.”
― Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook

“You and I face a huge question: Do we trust God to do in his own timing what only he can do?”
― Christine Caine, Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win

“That’s the place to begin, then. You have to decide what you believe about the nature of God before you can decide how to proceed. If God is good, then He can—and will—use your brokenness, whatever form that takes because we’re all broken in some way—for your good and His glory. It may not be the way you want or expect. You may not even think, at first, that it is for your good, but over time He’ll reveal Himself if you let Him.”
― Elizabeth Maddrey, Faith Departed

“a common trait among people who struggle with clutter: they’re interesting, and they like interesting stuff.”
― Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

“I can’t write about Christina’s funeral because I don’t think I have the words to explain how near God was to me on that day, in spite of my sorrow and bewilderment. It was as if He had wrapped me in His quilt and held me close to His heart, His strong, comforting presence a blessing to both Maarten and me. Afterward, God began lovingly wooing us back to His side through the countless small acts of kindness that His family showered on us. We weren’t able to understand why He had taken Christina, but slowly, step by step as our grief lifted, He reassured us that one day we would understand. Death wasn’t the end but only a new beginning, the way an infant must leave its mother’s womb to begin a new, light-filled life.”
― Lynn Austin, Waves of Mercy: Dual Timeline Historical Fiction with Friends to Lovers Romance

“Watching Ron pray like he did that night when it all looked hopeless has helped me remember that when I doubt God, I just need to be still and not give up. Because the miracle may just need five more minutes. Five minutes. That’s how long it took for Kathy to start breathing again.”
― Ron Lewis, MIRACLES IN MANHATTAN

“When I was utterly lost, before I had any idea who He is or what I needed—this is what amazes”
― Ron Lewis, MIRACLES IN MANHATTAN

“Thanks to a book she had read not too long ago, fittingly titled Letters That Changed the World (also a gift, but from whom, she could not recall), Louise was familiar with the idea that one letter could indeed change everything. Abraham Lincoln grew his infamous beard based on the advice of an eleven-year-old letter writer, Grace Bedell, who stated directly and to Louise’s delight, “You would look a great deal better for your face is too thin.” Tennessee House of Representatives member Harry Thomas Burn cast the deciding vote for women’s suffrage thanks to a letter from his mother, Febb Ensminger Burn, admonishing him, “Don’t forget to be a good boy.” Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin after receiving a letter from her sister urging her to “write something to make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is.”
― Colleen Oakley, The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise